Name: Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers both were higher on quality cattle. Steers sold 6.00 to 33.00 higher, while heifers sold 12.00 to sharply higher. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a a few load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.13/cwt on 306 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −113.76 against this barn's trailing median of $486.89.

Average price

$373.13

306 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$21.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs IA average

−0.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	373.89	2,078	295
Medium and Large 1-2	545	352.68	1,922	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.91, low $455.97, median $486.89 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale306 hd

373.13

—

IA average4 barns · 802 hd

372.09

+1.04

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−0.89

This barn, trailing median15 sales

486.89

−113.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	392.47/cwt	377.00–407.00	1,876	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	345.83/cwt	338.00–362.00	2,165	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,314	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	434.19/cwt	421.00–444.00	2,054	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	499.39/cwt	492.50–514.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	341.49/cwt	324.00–355.00	2,295	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	343.11/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,980	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	279.44/cwt	276.00–282.75	2,596	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	394.92/cwt	384.00–402.00	1,678	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	449.54/cwt	438.00–468.00	1,960	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	353.45/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	290.47/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,051	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	475.28/cwt	471.00–496.00	1,792	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	303.05/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,188	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	400.61/cwt	399.00–405.00	1,586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	387.01/cwt	381.00–394.00	1,989	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	297.68/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,009	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	410.11/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	287.31/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,099	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	300.34/cwt	290.00–302.85	2,457	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	376.30/cwt	363.00–398.00	2,156	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	349.78/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,658	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	511	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	293.89/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	325.97/cwt	318.00–336.00	2,028	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	340.31/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	410.16/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,965	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,966	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	317.20/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	276.43/cwt	272.00–277.25	2,267	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	394.44/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,728	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	380.16/cwt	372.50–383.00	1,863	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	344.68/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	320.35/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,826	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	331.64/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,225	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	345.76/cwt	334.00–366.00	1,957	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	376.33/cwt	369.00–385.00	1,957	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	352.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	288.87/cwt	288.50–289.25	2,551	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	388.82/cwt	370.00–413.00	2,057	100

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Livestock Feeder Cattle - Russell, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
16	350–400	385	390.00–420.00	410.11
41	400–450	425	384.00–402.00	394.92
102	450–500	478	377.00–407.00	392.47
55	500–550	514	381.00–394.00	387.01
88	550–600	566	334.00–366.00	345.76
96	600–650	622	318.00–336.00	325.97
29	650–700	675	291.00–306.00	297.68
97	700–750	722	295.00–305.00	303.05
12	750–800	772	270.00–300.00	287.31
100	800–850	820	272.00–277.25	276.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	396	399.00–405.00	400.61
26	400–450	438	390.00–399.00	394.44
13	450–500	488	332.50–352.50	340.31
50	500–550	520	369.00–385.00	376.33
13	550–600	595	317.00	317.00
8	600–650	640	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	474	340.00–368.00	349.78
10	500–550	522	340.00–354.00	344.68
40	550–600	570	319.00–325.00	320.35
13	600–650	639	272.50–300.00	293.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	492.50–514.00	499.39
22	350–400	377	471.00–496.00	475.28
32	400–450	436	438.00–468.00	449.54
53	450–500	473	421.00–444.00	434.19
100	500–550	529	370.00–413.00	388.82
129	550–600	573	363.00–398.00	376.30
40	600–650	626	338.00–362.00	345.83
148	650–700	672	324.00–355.00	341.49
5	700–750	729	305.00	305.00
87	750–800	760	304.50	304.50
137	800–850	818	290.00–302.85	300.34
120	850–900	883	288.50–289.25	288.87
116	900–950	929	276.00–282.75	279.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	479	402.50–415.00	410.16
22	500–550	534	335.00–366.00	353.45
44	550–600	577	335.00–356.00	343.11
11	600–650	634	331.00	331.00
13	650–700	671	328.00–336.00	331.64
17	700–750	706	290.00–291.00	290.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	552.50	552.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	437.50	437.50
6	400–450	418	420.00	420.00
18	450–500	490	372.50–383.00	380.16
11	500–550	545	350.00–360.00	352.68
22	600–650	628	313.00	313.00
10	650–700	658	316.00–318.00	317.20
8	800–850	805	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	636	317.50	317.50
4	800–850	821	263.00	263.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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